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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Longest word
concoction
10 letters
Top scorer
conduction
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
7
5 letters
12
6 letters
6
7 letters
5
8 letters
0
9 letters
3
10 letters
2

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Σ
C
1
2
1
1
2
7
D
2
1
1
4
I
2
2
4
1
2
11
N
1
1
O
1
1
2
T
1
4
1
6
U
1
2
1
4
Σ
7
12
6
5
0
3
2
35

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

C
co 7
D
di 4
I
ic 2id 2in 6io 1
N
no 1
O
on 1ou 1
T
ti 2to 1tu 3
U
un 4

All 35 answers

206 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cocci5
coin1
concoction10
condition9
conductionpangram17
conduitpangram14
conic5
diction7
dino1
dint1
ditto5
icon1
iconic6
idiot5
idiotic7
indict6
induct6
inductionpangram16
into1
intuit6
intuition9
ionic5
notion6
onion5
outdid6
tinct5
tint1
tonic5
tuition7
tunic5
tutti5
unction7
undid5
union5
unit1
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